A survey by employment law firm Littler Mendelson found 60% fear giving whistleblower awards to compliance officers creates incentives for them to report potential problems to regulators in hopes of collecting an award–thereby making management reticent to tell compliance about problems. Read More »

A whistleblower who helped the U.S. government solve a fraud case received a $3 million award, the third-highest payout since the Securities and Exchange Commission started its whistleblower program. Read More »

Guatemala’s Supreme Court ruled this week it will let Congress decide whether to strip President Otto Perez Molina of his immunity privileges following the president’s refusal to resign amid allegations he and other top-ranking officials were involved in a bribery scheme. Read More »

The Argentine businessman wanted in the FIFA scandal who surrendered in Italy was at the Zurich hotel last month eating breakfast as Swiss police raided the place, arresting soccer officials. Read More »

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